Topic: You are a true child of the 80's...

[Harri]

You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.
Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite cartoon.
Your lunch times were spent perfecting swan dives and backspins.
You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative merits of Matt & Luke.
You owned, or wanted a "Frankie says..." T-shirt.
You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie & Jason.
Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in your wardrobe or make-up collection.
You ever did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and knew you looked like a super-hero.
You remember when the A-Ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology, and you can still sing all the words.
Parachuting Action man was your favourite toy.
Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt.
You ever owned a thin, black leather tie (and were proud of it), or worse it was patterned like a piano.
You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do some less boring instead".
You cried at Zammo's funeral.
You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys.
You ever said "It's my ball, and if I can't be Kevin Keegan I'm going home!"
You remember the aerobie scare.
You have ever po-goed or space-hopped.
You remember when Keith Chegwin & Maggie Philbin were the hottest romantic couple.
You wondered why your walkie-talkie didn't have the same range as those in the Red Hand Gang.
You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in Degrassi Junior High.
You tried to set up a "Famous Five" or "Secret Seven" gang with your school friends.
You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of his Capri so it looked like KITT.
"Ca-vey Wa-vey!" means anything to you.
You ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up.
Not only did you wear luminous clothing, but they were mismatched fingerless gloves and towelling socks.
You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology.
Conveyor belts regularly carried washing machines, deep-fat fryers and a cuddly toy.
You could have got away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids.
(Girls) You owned a pair of Pixie Boots, generally worn with leg warmers.
(Boys) You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons, generally worn with white towelling socks.
Shiny grey flecked suits.
You rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up
Ooh, you could crush a Grape!
You went to school with Pogo Patterson, Gripper Stebson, and Ro-land.
Fingermouse.
You were proud of your picture appearing in the Gallery.
You remember Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p
You wondered why you and your mates never encountered diamond thieves whilst out on your BMXs.
No 73?
You can remember what Quatro tasted like.
Your best mate had a soda stream at home and you were jealous

[Harri]

Hello again, Children of the 80's.
Read this, it will take you back but be careful 'cause it will also make you realise that you are now actually quite old
You're an eighties kid if ........

You know what Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo means
You played with "My Little Ponies."
Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn't be broken.
You wanted to be on "Jim'll Fix It".
You wore one of those slap-on wristbands at some point...or heaven forbid one of those T-shirts that changed colour with heat.  (Global Hypercolour).
You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-Man got cancelled.
You can remember watching Saved by the Bell
You even wore fluorescent-neon clothing... (if you can call it clothing!)
You could break dance (ok, you wished you could)
You remember when Amiga was a state of the art video game system.
You remember M.C. Hammer.
You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"....
You can remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and The fresh Prince and NOT just plain Will Smith!
You own ANY cassettes.
You have ever pondered on why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
My Little Pony, Gummy Bears and Transformers are familiar to you.
You ever had a Swatch Watch.
You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
With your pink (or blue) portable tape player, you sang to Kylie and Jason!
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living in space.
You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.
Your arm was full of rubber bracelets.
You wore those wide, colourful shoelaces.
You ever did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and you knew you looked like a superhero.
You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester, a pantomime horse and a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly normal.
You remember Dangermouse (not forgetting his trusty sidekick Penfold!)
You remember Monster Munch when they were 10p.
When 'Computer' Tennis, Pac-Man and Donkey-Kong ruled
You remember hearing the tune then running out to buy an ice cream cone on a warm summer night - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly.
You got up extra early, especially to watch Saturday Morning cartoons
You remember Ant and Dec as PJ and Duncan
Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
You remember when Snickers were Marathons and Starburst were Opal Fruits.
You remember when 25p was decent pocket money and you'd reach into a muddy gutter for 10p.
Important decisions were made by going “eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better and taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.
You called Going Live on 081 811 8181.
And you had your own Gordon the Gopher.
The Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and The Real Ghostbusters took over your afternoon after school
You remember who Jake The Snake Roberts was.
Premier League sticker books and marbles were in fashion
You remember The Hurricanes
You Remember Noels House Party
And you wanted to gunge your parents
You watched Sharky and George on a Sunday morning
Cannonball, Bulldog, Polo and Bedlam were great games
Fog on The Tyne was all yours, all yours
You actually saw Gazza cry
You remember when houses used to be fields
You actually liked the Power Rangers
Flight of the Navigator and *Batteries Not Included were blockbuster movies
Normal TV was actually good
You always wanted to be on Fun House
The heights of technology were Nintendos and Master Systems
You had fallen off a mini skateboard
You had a secret base, which wasn’t very secret
Being sent to the wall was a serious punishment
You remember a time when there were no Charvers or Townies
The world was a safer place
The only people to wear flat caps pushed zimmer frames
The music man was a great song
You did the Bartman
You knew at least one dance move to a Michael Jackson song
You wore a Naff Naff coat
You put a carton (or lollystick) in your back wheel to sound like a motor bike
Timmy Mallet was entertaining
You remember Whimpy
The Mullet was king
Mr Blobby was Xmas no 1
Rowland Rat and the rat pack
Transformers.. Robots in disguise
You remember a kid turning into a dog,…….woof woof
Land Of The Giants, Lost In Space and The Waltons (Sunday afternoon, Channel 4 )
The Chipmunks were great
The Birdie Song
Playdays
Rosie and Jim
Linford Christie setting the fastest time for the 100 metres
You Bet!
Krypton Factor!
Richard O’ Briens Crystal Maze

[tashwhu]

and for girls, you had to have a Dulcia wave perm.  no really you did.